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Skype Forcing Mac Users To Upgrade Client

Posted by timothy on from the we-control-the-horizontal dept.

mijkal writes "Nevermind a huge outcry over the iTunes-like behemoth of Skype v5 for Mac. Users with v2.8 are being pushed an update to v5 regardless of update preferences. I even restored v2.8 from TimeMachine only to have it update itself again within minutes, offering only an option to relaunch the app."

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  1. Re:anti macroshaft rant... by mattcsn · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a surprise because mac users are usually happy when someone else decides what's best for them.

  2. Re:I have no sympathy. by bmo · · Score: 1, Funny

    You mean like the Linux fragmentation?

    *rings doorbell and runs away*

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    BMO